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Monday, April 4, 2011

Easy Paper Flower Tutorial

Today I have an easy flower tutorial for you. This would be perfect for dimensional scrapbook pages or cards or as a topper for a present. Or as in the picture - on top of a bunch of old books missing their covers tied with string!

Tutorial (click on the picture to open in another window and see the steps larger)

1. You will need a scallop circle punch. I used two different sizes but just one will work also. Punch some circles out of paper. I used vintage dictionary paper but patterned paper or cardstock would work also. The thinner the paper (like the dictionary paper) the more layers you will want. For this flower I used 4 large and 2 small circles which made a small flower. For the larger flower in the picture I used 6 large and 3 small circles.
2. Scrunch each of circles up.
3. Open all the circles and layer them on top of each other with the smaller ones on top. Staple the bunch together (or use glue)

4. Starting with the top circle scrunch the circle up (this is difficult to explain but hopefully the pictures help!)

5. Keep scrunching each layer up one at a time
6. You should be left with something that looks like this
7. Gently fluff the top and push some of the layers down until you get a flower shape.

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hii am over from life made lovely.these flowers are so great!i also really like the name of your blog.my creativity comes in bursts too!sometimes nothingthen BAM an overwhelming amount of ideas....funny, huh?

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